Newsletter: Holiday 2017
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Give Glass
Ornament competition: We got only 4 entries in the contest so all 4 get a prize. We really appreciate having them share their photos.
Cast ornament winner:
JLS Glass. These limited edition snowflakes are available at area galleries |
Blown ornament winner:
Dehanna Jones. Available Nov. 18-19 at the Totally Blown Glass holiday sale and on-line). |
Tack-fused ornament winner:
Kathy Johnson (an example for her class at Glass Expressions). See their classes for last minute gifts . |
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Ornament/last-minute-gift classes:
To help you make gifts for those who have everything (and get you ready for next year's ornament contest) here are several places which still have space in their pre-holiday classes (if you'd rather buy finished work go down to the the events listings at the end of the page or contact artists in the gallery): Schack Art Center, Everett WA fancy blown ornaments Nov 18-19 Covenant Art Glass, Everett WA Fused snowflakes with the Morton system 11/25 Torch blown ornaments 11/25 Seattle Mosaic Arts, Seattle, WA Fused holiday ornaments 11/29 Mosaic holiday ornaments 12/6 or 12/10 Mosaic glass votives 12/16 Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA Sculpted beads 12/2 & 12/9 Blow an ornament 12/14 or 12/17 Fused gifts and ornaments 12/2 or 12/12 Glass Expressions, Burien WA Beginning glass beadmaking 11/18 Fused glass jewelry 12/5 Glass wreath ornament 12/13 Art By Fire, Issaquah WA Boro marbles 11/18 Blow an ornament 11/25 or 11/30 or 12/2 or 12/7 Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA Make your own fused glass 12/9 or 12/10 Inspirations, Chinook WA Fused ornament 12/2 Melt Glass, Vancouver WA Fused Penguin 11/19 Fused ornament 11/25 or 12/1 Stained glass Santa 12/5 or Penguin 12/9 Last minute fused project 12/13 Bullseye Glass Resource Center, Portland OR Fused pendants 11/18 Fused ornaments 11/29 or 12/2 Patté de Verre bowl 12/6 Vitrigraph plate 12/9 |
Melt Glass students make colorful stained glass feathers to hang
Covenant Art Glass's intriguing Make a Wish and Blow class
NEXT ISSUE: "Be safe with glass". Get your 15 seconds of fame and help everyone stay safe by sending us safety tips/images for working with glass and for caring for finished glass art now. Photos of "learning experiences" (fast temperature changes, poor annealing etc.) especially welcome. FriendsInGlass (you know what) gmail.com
We've simplified the Classes/Resources page. If you offer classes (or want to help someone who does) please see if I have you listed/linked correctly. If you have a specific class coming up please post it to our moderated Facebook page.
Karen Seymour, Editor
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What's New?
All these were spotted at the recent Northwest Art Alliance's Best of the Northwest show in Seattle (there's another in March).
Island Art Glass has some colorful new wine glasses to toast the New Year
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Dale Snyder's newest beads could seal your holiday bottles
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Wouldn't Stan O'Neil's new flamingo be a great gift for someone's yard?
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How'd They Do That?
Lael Bennett explores reactive glass.
Taking advantage of the chemical properties of fusible glass can be a great adventure. After you’ve tried a few combinations you may have an idea of what results to expect but the unexpected can happen too. The magic ingredients are copper, lead, sulfur/selenium and silver foil.
Glass with copper or lead content will react with glass with sulfur or selenium content. The reaction appears as a dark halo where the two ingredients meet. Silver foil reacts to glass with sulfur content. The reaction is seen as a dark halo but depending the kiln environment this halo will spread (fume). Additional firings and slumping can also increase reactions. Specially made "Reactive glass" also reacts with copper-bearing glass and with silver. Reactions are generally related to the amount of copper and silver content, heatwork and surface area contact. |
(mouse-over the image above to play it)
Adding to the adventure is that many of the sulfur bearing glass colors "strike": They are not the same color before firing as after and the color may change with more heatwork. For more info on reactive glass take a class from Lael or see Bullseye's "Get a Reaction".
Lael sells her work on etsy and at several local galleries. She is also one of the owners of Glass Expressions in Burien where she teaches classes. |
Announcements & Events
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Now until April 8: Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA
Making Our Mark, art by Pratt teaching artists Nov. 18 Whidbey Glass Artists Meet 'n Greet 2 to 4 pm, Freeland WA (at La Londe studio: Gina Michel 323-608-1160 Cell/Text for info) Nov. 18-19 Wild Arts (Audubon), Portland OR Nov. 18-19 Totally Blown Glassworks Holiday sale, Seattle, WA Nov. 24-25 Bedrock Industries sale, Seattle, WA Nov. 25 Museum Of Glass, MOG & Grog sale, Tacoma WA Dec. 1-3 Seattle Sampling studio tour, Seattle WA Dec. 2 Deverie Wood Studio 1 to 8 pm, Snohomish WA Dec. 2-3 Phinney Winter Festival, Seattle WA Dec. 2-3 Jesse Kelly Glass, Seattle, WA Dec. 2-3 & 9-10 Glass Quest Winterfest, Stanwood, WA Dec. 2-3 & 9-10 Bazaz Glass Holiday sale, Seattle, WA We've made a Google map of glassy events for Dec. 2-3. |
Beadmaker Isis Ray will be one of several glass artists at the Phinney Winter Festival. She also sells at the Pike Street Market (check schedule).
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Your favorite glassy event isn't here? Send us a note or post it to our moderated Facebook page.
You sell/teach glass art and you're not in our Gallery? It's free. Without you and your other glass friends our database isn't as nearly useful to the the Pacific NW glass community. We want a photo of yourself at work for the artist directory and 3 images of your art for the gallery plus a bit more info. so prospective buyers, galleries, students etc. can contact you. FriendsInGlass (you know the symbol) gmail.com or (206) 525-1577 Thanks! Karen Seymour |
Catch this penguin, other fun work plus glass blowing demos at the Glass Quest Winterfest in Stanwood WA
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Friends In Glass Holiday 2017 Coupon Expires December 31st, 2017
Give Glass: 10% off **
named items from any of these participating organizations
Give Glass: 10% off **
named items from any of these participating organizations
NOT VALID WITHOUT SUBSCRIBER CODE
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Covenant Art Glass, Everett WA: 10% off glass*
Schack Arts Center Shop, Everett WA: 10% off glass artwork Olympic Color Rods, Seattle, WA: 10% off glass* Glass Expressions, Burien WA: 10% off glass* and/or 10% off gift certificates for classes NW Art Glass, Redmond WA: 10% off glass* Inspirations, Chinook WA: 10% off glass* Melt Glass Art Supply, Vancouver WA: 10% off glass* and/or 10% off gift certificates for classes Bullseye Glass Resource Center, Portland OR (only): 10% off glass* * "glass" means glass sheet, frit, stringer etc. sold to make your own work; does not include commissioned/finished art glass |
Lots of glass at Inspirations in Chinook WA
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**The fine print: Coupon can be used only once with any given organization/artist. One size can’t possibly fit all: due to contracts, special agreements etc. the participating organization/artist reserves the right to exempt any particular item from the coupon. Please enquire before attempting to redeem the coupon. Coupon is not transferable, can not be combined with any other discount and has no monetary value.
Want a bit of free publicity? Consider supporting our efforts by offering our subscribers a 10% discount in a future issue.
Thank you to all those who have done so!
Want a bit of free publicity? Consider supporting our efforts by offering our subscribers a 10% discount in a future issue.
Thank you to all those who have done so!
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